Question 459Electricity/Electronics - Assistant Engineer70% to pass
What are the characteristics of the field winding of a shunt wound motor?
AI Explanation
The correct answer is A) The shunt-field coils are wound with many turns of very fine wire.
This is correct because the shunt-field winding of a shunt-wound motor is designed to provide a constant magnetic field independent of the load on the motor. To achieve this, the shunt-field coils are wound with many turns of very fine wire, which allows for a high number of turns while maintaining a relatively low current through the winding.
The other options are incorrect because B) and C) describe field windings that would not produce a constant magnetic field, and D) describes a field winding that would require much higher current to produce the same magnetic field strength as the correct answer.
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